
Starts
Pickup from your Akagera National Park, Rwanda hotel
Finishes
Back to Hotel
Stops
3 Locations
Guide
Live Expert Guide
Akagera National Park's conservation comeback is one of Africa's greatest success stories. Lions were reintroduced in 2015, rhinos in 2017, and today the park offers genuine Big Five game viewing in a stunning landscape of savannah, lakes, and papyrus swamps.
Just 2.5 hours from Kigali, Akagera is the perfect addition to a gorilla trekking itinerary — combining Rwanda's mountain primates with classic savannah safari.
Cinematic Timeline
Touch down and begin your journey in Rwanda's Big Five park — a conservation success where lions and rhinos roam again. Your expert guide greets you and transfers you to your accommodation, where a welcome spread of lakeside lunch awaits. An orientation briefing sets the stage for the adventure ahead.
Touch down and begin your journey in Rwanda's Big Five park — a conservation success where lions and rhinos roam again. Your expert guide greets you and transfers you to your accommodation, where a welcome spread of lakeside lunch awaits. An orientation briefing sets the stage for the adventure ahead.
Your first game drive ventures into prime territory as the African sun turns golden. Watch for topi, shoebill, zebras as your expert tracker reads the bush like a book. Pause for sundowner drinks as the sky blazes amber.
Your first game drive ventures into prime territory as the African sun turns golden. Watch for topi, shoebill, zebras as your expert tracker reads the bush like a book. Pause for sundowner drinks as the sky blazes amber.
Your final morning in Rwanda's Big Five park — a conservation success where lions and rhinos roam again allows time for last photographs and fond farewells. A farewell breakfast of lakeside lunch marks the end of an extraordinary journey. Transfer to the airport carrying memories that will last a lifetime.
Your final morning in Rwanda's Big Five park — a conservation success where lions and rhinos roam again allows time for last photographs and fond farewells. A farewell breakfast of lakeside lunch marks the end of an extraordinary journey. Transfer to the airport carrying memories that will last a lifetime.
3 Experiences · 5h 30m Journey
8:00 AM departure · 1:30 PM return · Every moment accounted for
Route is approximate and may vary based on conditions.
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"Absolutely incredible experience! Our guide was so knowledgeable and passionate. The views were breathtaking and the whole day was perfectly organized. Best tour we've ever done in South Africa."
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